we need to talk
Self discovery often means I work out my confusions while I sleep. I dreamt a nightmare last night and woke up grateful that the dream wasn’t real, but wow, it did teach me something. Continue reading “nightmare interpretation” »
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choice yea or nae
April 10th, 2018
dreamworld
Last night’s weird dream about teaching kids I didn’t know in an unfamiliar class and an unfriendly place left me feeling frustrated. Continue reading “choice yea or nae” »
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authentic delay
April 3rd, 2018
do adults really play games?
Teaching was a great lifestyle career for me because I love youth and I love English and Art. I was so happy working with young people who honestly faced new information in various ways, excited, annoyed depressed terrified and oblivious to their surroundings. Continue reading “authentic delay” »
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love and loss and more love
March 27th, 2018
I love Cookie
My twenty year-old grey cat breathed his last this early evening, and my adult son was instrumental in his peaceful passing. The veterinarian made a house call, and when euthanasia was performed, our outdoor cat was in his own backyard, resting on my son’s chest. Continue reading “love and loss and more love” »
a good man
March 20th, 2018
we lost a good man
I am JFK Jr. is a documentary about John Fitzgerald Kennedy Junior’s life and death in an airplane. It’s a powerful film about a life on many levels, and well worth seeing. Continue reading “a good man” »
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all I need
March 13th, 2018
so much waste
I remember the last time I needed a new pen was with my fountain pen in the fourth grade, when my teacher made us all write with cartridge pens, actually load the ink, blobs on paper couldn’t be helped. Continue reading “all I need” »
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power of sleep
March 6th, 2018
we wonder why we can’t sleep
I recommend Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, a fascinating scientific book which explains the urgency of getting good sleep on a daily basis. The New Science of Sleep and Dreams includes research from UC Berkeley’s Professor Matthew Walker and the scientific sleep research community. Continue reading “power of sleep” »
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painting with encaustics
February 27th, 2018
wax pigment colors are so vivid
Imagine a crockpot filled with melted beeswax and Damar resin standing beside a warming plate with square tins of melting pigment colors, ranging from black to lemon yellow. Soft haiku brushes stiff with wax thaw in the pans. Two anodized aluminum plates heated from hotplates are surfaces where wax painting takes place. Continue reading “painting with encaustics” »
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It’s not just him
February 20th, 2018
19 year old, 10 year old, what’s the earliest age?
Americans seem to forget we live and operate with violent behaviors every day. The 17 murdered people in Parkland, Florida, last Tuesday is our most recent tragedy. No words can truly depict horrendous gun shootings. Our nightmare brings more devastating lifelong fear and grief in untold ways. Continue reading “It’s not just him” »
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people of character
February 13th, 2018
gnarly WWI French trenches hospital
My family once had real people, who have since become ghosts. Generations of ‘people of substance,’ as my mother would say. King alcohol was another substance besides their individual characters, but four generations had amazing stories before I came into the picture. Continue reading “people of character” »
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